Spring Bunny Tracks Confetti Blondies - FOOD PHOTO SHOOT

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You guys, you guys, Spring is so so close! I know I’m excited, and I hope you are too. As you guy probably already know, my favorite way to celebrate any season is with something edible (and preferably colorful, oh, OH and sweeeeeeeet!)

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So we’re just gonna pretend that this recipe isn’t my favorite blondies recipe simply stuffed with Easter candy and given a new name, ok? Cool, it’s a plan. Also, did you know that Cadbury mini eggs came in white chocolate, ’cause I certainly didn’t?

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Here I was shopping the other day and I had them on my list for this recipe so I grabbed a bag of what I thought were the only kind of “Cadbury mini Eggs” that they made. How was I supposed to know they had options? Clearly I missed the following part that said “white eggs”.

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It wasn’t until I started making this recipe that I figured out this little detail, but by then it was a bit irrelevant because that’s all I had. Luckily, they turned out pretty good when thrown in with the dark chocolate, m&m’s, and peanut butter cups to balance them out. Not gonna lie though, they aren’t my favorite on their own. The originals are way better. I actually love white chocolate, but these candy covered white chocolate eggs, they’re just a little too sweet to munch on by themselves.

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More on topic though, these blondies you guys! I know, they’re really not that original of an idea, but sometimes I find myself asking “What’s wrong with a surefire classic?” Call me basic if you want, and I don’t know, maybe it’s the childhood nostalgia that Easter always brings or the excitement of smelling freshly cut grass for the first time in the season, but I just like simple sometimes.

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I also love that the ease of quickly pressing a favorite cookie dough into a pan and baking blondies and thick, soft texture is another highlight. According to my brothers this is a one of the most highly addictive combinations I’ve made yet, so don’t say I didn’t warn you. Okay, so until the next recipe……

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Spring Bunny Tracks Confetti Blondies


Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Yield: 24 bars

Get ready for Spring time with these colorful pastel cookie bars filled with some of your favorite classic Easter candies!

Ingredients

1 cup butter (2 sticks), softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup mini or regular semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup pastel m&m's
1/2 cup white or milk chocolate Cadbury mini eggs
1/2 cup mini peanut butter cups

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C). Cream butter and sugars together in bowl of stand mixer or with hand mixer. Scrape sides of bowl and add eggs, vanilla, soda, and salt; beat until mixed. Add flour one cup at a time and beat until combined. Add the chocolate, m&m's, Cadbury eggs, and peanut butter cups and mix.
  2. Grease a 13x9 inch pan and press the cookie dough into pan. Bake for 25 -30 minutes or until golden brown on the edges. Remove from oven and cool completely for about 30 minutes before cutting.

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I think adults and children both like this dessert.

I think you're right

amazing photography as always, what a great idea

these are adorable, beautiful photography

I need these in my life in a big way

This post has received a 39.06 % upvote from @sharkbank thanks to: @sammosk.

I grew up on farm, we had chickens, they laid eggs. Sometimes(rarely) we'd discover the egg was starting to turn into a chicken after cracking it open. So when I was young, I'd bite into an Easter egg candy and look to make sure there wasn't a baby rabbit inside.

Haha, how ironic that I had my own farming experiences with brooding hens and hidden eggs. We even had a turkey named "Thanksgiving"......but he never made it that long because turkeys are notoriously suicidal. We don't actually know what happened.
Great to hear from you @nonameslefttouse!

Probably flew away, then remembered it can't fly... but it was too late.

Sweets are a big weakness for me...and they look so delicious!

I totally understand, thanks so much for commenting @cynetyc

real chance

what does that even mean?

This guy is wandering around with a friend - leaving stupid comments and then they both upvote the comment. None of the posts are upvoted by either of them. Ergh - not happy to see this on my post.

Me fascinan tus publicaciones ^^

muchas gracias

Man, one great photo after another. With a name like Bunny Tracks.....makes me want to follow my sweet tooth all the way to your house! Now to think about I got your address mixed up. Heading to Arica Chile tomorrow. Estara a Casa viejo de Gringa antes yo lo se! Hasta pronto. Chow por ahora! -Dan

thanks so much, Dan. Enjoy Arica. I never had a chance to go. I hear it is a special tax zone, trying to get people to live there, maybe you'll find some good deals on some stuff

Yes that is what I was reading about last night. Will be duty free fun! Hey your friend Texagonia is in Puerto Varas now, I may be meeting up with him next week. Totally hoping that works out.